Aspergillus fumigatus morphology and dynamic host interactions

FL Van De Veerdonk, MS Gresnigt, L Romani… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental filamentous fungus that can cause life-threatening
disease in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions between A. fumigatus and the …

Aspergillus fumigatus: contours of an opportunistic human pathogen

A McCormick, J Loeffler, F Ebel - Cellular microbiology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus fumigatus is currently the major air‐borne fungal pathogen. It is able to cause
several forms of disease in humans of which invasive aspergillosis is the most severe. The …

The contribution of Aspergillus fumigatus stress responses to virulence and antifungal resistance

NA Brown, GH Goldman - Journal of Microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Invasive aspergillosis has emerged as one of the most common life-threatening fungal
disease of humans. The emergence of antifungal resistant pathogens represents a current …

Aspergillus fumigatus—What Makes the Species a Ubiquitous Human Fungal Pathogen?

KJ Kwon-Chung, JA Sugui - PLoS pathogens, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Aspergillus fumigatus, the major cause of life threatening invasive aspergillosis (IA), is a
ubiquitous saprophytic fungus to which humans are exposed daily in most parts of the world …

Pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus in Invasive Aspergillosis

TRT Dagenais, NP Keller - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus species are globally ubiquitous saprophytes found in a variety of ecological
niches. Almost 200 species of aspergilli have been identified, less than 20 of which are …

Aspergillus fumigatus: Principles of Pathogenesis and Host Defense

TM Hohl, M Feldmesser - Eukaryotic cell, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophytic mold (67) that forms airborne spores
(conidia). Humans inhale, on average, hundreds of these infectious propagules daily. In …

Interference of Aspergillus fumigatus with the immune response

T Heinekamp, H Schmidt, K Lapp, V Pähtz… - Seminars in …, 2015 - Springer
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic filamentous fungus and also the most prevalent
airborne fungal pathogen of humans. Depending on the host's immune status, the variety of …

Ecology of aspergillosis: insights into the pathogenic potency of Aspergillus fumigatus and some other Aspergillus species

C Paulussen, JE Hallsworth… - Microbial …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi of the genus Aspergillus are widespread in the environment. Some Aspergillus
species, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus, may lead to a variety of allergic reactions …

The pathobiology of Aspergillus fumigatus

JP Latgé - Trends in microbiology, 2001 - cell.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most prevalent airborne fungal pathogen in developed
countries, and in immunocompromised patients causes a usually fatal invasive aspergillosis …

Microbe Profile: Aspergillus fumigatus: a saprotrophic and opportunistic fungal pathogen

W Fang, JP Latgé - Microbiology, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus that continuously disseminates spores
(conidia) into the environment. It is also the most common and opportunistic aerial fungal …